Comments on: Life is a Role Playing Game http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/ Become successful through sheer tenacity, drive, and working intelligently Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Colin Wright http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-16090 Colin Wright Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:08:06 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-16090 Ha! I'm so glad someone else feels this way. I've been trying to explain why this is so to many people over the years, and I usually get either a weird look or "nerd" in response. Nice blog you have here! I'm off to check out your archives. Ha! I’m so glad someone else feels this way. I’ve been trying to explain why this is so to many people over the years, and I usually get either a weird look or “nerd” in response.

Nice blog you have here! I’m off to check out your archives.

]]> By: Dan Schawbel http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-15958 Dan Schawbel Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:16:17 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-15958 Jun, "use every weapon available to you" is a key statement my friend. If you're dad is a VP at a Fortune 500 company and you're jobless, you better use his database to get a job. Also, all the resources and skills available to use is important as well. Jun, “use every weapon available to you” is a key statement my friend. If you’re dad is a VP at a Fortune 500 company and you’re jobless, you better use his database to get a job. Also, all the resources and skills available to use is important as well.

]]> By: Yu-kai Chou http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-15948 Yu-kai Chou Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:50:02 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-15948 Haha, for some reason I enjoyed reading this post more than the first time I read it. Maybe because the design here is so much better! :P Go FD Lifestyle! :D Haha, for some reason I enjoyed reading this post more than the first time I read it. Maybe because the design here is so much better! :P

Go FD Lifestyle! :D

]]> By: Tony Ruiz http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-15892 Tony Ruiz Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:53:39 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-15892 Once this analogy is in your mind it is very hard to play any type of video game. You start to wonder, "Why I'm I leveling up this fantasy character when I could be leveling myself up?" When you realize that life can be played just like a video game, your possibilities become endless. People are often successful in video games because they are fearless, they know if they fail they will come back and try again, they often try different tactics till they succeed. In life, people hold back and don't take the chances they would normally do in a video game. That is when you need to step back and recognize life is not much different than a video game, the game of life should be lived for the journey. How do you want your life to be lived? on pause? or full of adventure? The choice is ultimately ours. Great post Jun. Once this analogy is in your mind it is very hard to play any type of video game. You start to wonder, “Why I’m I leveling up this fantasy character when I could be leveling myself up?”

When you realize that life can be played just like a video game, your possibilities become endless.

People are often successful in video games because they are fearless, they know if they fail they will come back and try again, they often try different tactics till they succeed. In life, people hold back and don’t take the chances they would normally do in a video game. That is when you need to step back and recognize life is not much different than a video game, the game of life should be lived for the journey. How do you want your life to be lived? on pause? or full of adventure? The choice is ultimately ours.

Great post Jun.

]]> By: Taylor Seger http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-15889 Taylor Seger Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:22:01 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-15889 Wow, this is awesome. I have totally viewed my life this way for a while now, but don't mention it to anyone who takes everything so seriously. I believe this analogy is totally relevant to life, but I wouldn't tell a banker who I'm getting a loan from that he is like the third and final part of my quest to get funding for my business. He would think that I am some child who thinks life has "game over's" and we can just start over at any time. I mean this in the sense that I have experience thinking out strategies, planning ahead, etc, and know that there are no "do-over's" in life. This meaning I would double- and triple-check my steps compared to a video game. We do have the ability to try again, but the losses are much greater and take quite a bit more time to recover from. Great post Loayza! Wow, this is awesome. I have totally viewed my life this way for a while now, but don’t mention it to anyone who takes everything so seriously.

I believe this analogy is totally relevant to life, but I wouldn’t tell a banker who I’m getting a loan from that he is like the third and final part of my quest to get funding for my business. He would think that I am some child who thinks life has “game over’s” and we can just start over at any time.

I mean this in the sense that I have experience thinking out strategies, planning ahead, etc, and know that there are no “do-over’s” in life. This meaning I would double- and triple-check my steps compared to a video game. We do have the ability to try again, but the losses are much greater and take quite a bit more time to recover from.

Great post Loayza!

]]> By: Anthony Liang http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-15887 Anthony Liang Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:50:48 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-15887 Hey Jun, another great post! That is how I see it and what I apply to almost everything I do. What you do in games will most definitely find its way over to the real world, but most people just don't see it or choose not to apply it. Having played games like WoW and FF in the past, I found it was most effective when you treat everything else you do like you did in the game. You just need to find it in yourself to transfer that hard work and dedication you put into a game into a real life project, and this is what I try to do with my ventures and explain to my teammates (since most have gaming backgrounds too). Most importantly, just like a game--have fun and enjoy what you're doing :) it's not always fun in a game (grinding to the next level) but the end result will be worth it! Hey Jun, another great post! That is how I see it and what I apply to almost everything I do. What you do in games will most definitely find its way over to the real world, but most people just don’t see it or choose not to apply it. Having played games like WoW and FF in the past, I found it was most effective when you treat everything else you do like you did in the game. You just need to find it in yourself to transfer that hard work and dedication you put into a game into a real life project, and this is what I try to do with my ventures and explain to my teammates (since most have gaming backgrounds too).

Most importantly, just like a game–have fun and enjoy what you’re doing :) it’s not always fun in a game (grinding to the next level) but the end result will be worth it!

]]> By: Jun Loayza http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-5414 Jun Loayza Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:33:25 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-5414 @Valerie - Thank you so much for your compliments. It took me a while to realize that life is truly a game worth playing, and I'm glad you have realized the same. What projects are you guys working on? Would love to help @Valerie - Thank you so much for your compliments. It took me a while to realize that life is truly a game worth playing, and I’m glad you have realized the same.

What projects are you guys working on? Would love to help

]]> By: Valerie M http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-5413 Valerie M Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:26:36 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-5413 Hi, Jun! I really like the analogies here. I definitely agree with all of them, especially #5. I also see myself as constantly evolving and there is no point in focusing in the end goal because the journey is what makes life worth living. #3 is also another one that I can relate to. I am working on two projects right now. One of them is setting up a website with a friend of mine. I'm finding out that our skills are complementary and it's working out great so far because we make up for each other's weak points. I am also impressed that you are able to learn all that HTML, CSS, etc from scratch like that. I have seen your FD website and it looks ridiculously complex. I realize you have a great team of people helping. But now I am just starting to learn a lot more about those things and to create even a presentable webpage right now is just overwhelming. I'm taking it a day at a time. Anyway, great post! Hi, Jun! I really like the analogies here. I definitely agree with all of them, especially #5. I also see myself as constantly evolving and there is no point in focusing in the end goal because the journey is what makes life worth living.
#3 is also another one that I can relate to. I am working on two projects right now. One of them is setting up a website with a friend of mine. I’m finding out that our skills are complementary and it’s working out great so far because we make up for each other’s weak points.
I am also impressed that you are able to learn all that HTML, CSS, etc from scratch like that. I have seen your FD website and it looks ridiculously complex. I realize you have a great team of people helping. But now I am just starting to learn a lot more about those things and to create even a presentable webpage right now is just overwhelming. I’m taking it a day at a time.
Anyway, great post!

]]> By: Glenn http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-5406 Glenn Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:06:08 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-5406 Na i didn't do it myself, I wish haha. Yeah, I'll probably finish the post over spring break after dead week and finals. I'll let you know when it's done though. Me and max both go to UCSB and have known each other since freshman year, and we were roommates last year. Now, we are doing the new venture competition here at ucsb, and are going to move in together in San Luis Obispo with my brother and try to bounce ideas off each other / get a business up and running. Na i didn’t do it myself, I wish haha.

Yeah, I’ll probably finish the post over spring break after dead week and finals. I’ll let you know when it’s done though.

Me and max both go to UCSB and have known each other since freshman year, and we were roommates last year. Now, we are doing the new venture competition here at ucsb, and are going to move in together in San Luis Obispo with my brother and try to bounce ideas off each other / get a business up and running.

]]> By: JunLoayza http://www.junloayza.com/personal-development/life-is-a-role-playing-game/comment-page-1/#comment-5374 JunLoayza Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:20:26 +0000 http://www.junloayza.com/?p=654#comment-5374 Glenn, I'm glad that this post spurred a comment. I checked out your blog and really like the design. Did you do it yourself? Let me know when your similar post goes up. I'd be happy to link to it if you offer some really insightful and valuable content. How do you and Max know each other? Glenn, I’m glad that this post spurred a comment. I checked out your blog and really like the design. Did you do it yourself?

Let me know when your similar post goes up. I’d be happy to link to it if you offer some really insightful and valuable content.

How do you and Max know each other?

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